wing gambit

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This is the second part of an article (Classic Pawn Structure, Part 4a) that pointed out some structural similarities between the Sicilian Wing Gambit, the French Wing Gambit, and the Benko Gambit. However, the main focus quickly moved to the... |Read More

Is the Sicilian Wing Gambit and the French Defense a version of the Benko Gambit!?
mcelsouza asked:
I used to play the Wing Gambit against the Sicilian: 1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3. I must say I played it due to my laziness (avoiding the Sicilian t... |Read More

In Part One of How To Play Against Old Guys, I gave the weaknesses and strengths of older players. I’ll repeat them here:
WEAKNESSES
* Old players get tired. Really tired. Often really fast.
* Old players can (and do!) easily lose c... |Read More

Richard asked:
I have been experimenting with the Fritz chess engine and it uses a number of evaluation symbols as it analyzes alternative moves. I think I get some of them, like +- means white is winning. Does the symbol always apply to White, ... |Read More

Blogs

I've started to play a certain gambit line more often. [1]
In the following gambit game I was delighted about finding non routine moves after some thinking.
Patience is rewarding !
[1] For more info about this gambit :
http://www.chess.c... |Read More

1. e4
1.1 King's gambit
ECO: C30–C39
Parent: Open Game
Material offered: 1 pawn
White offers a pawn to divert the Black e-pawn so as to build a strong centre with d2–d4. Theory has shown that in order for Black to maintain the gambit pa... |Read More

http://www.chess.com/blog/mobilemathguy/a-short-lesson-for-offbeat-openings
was Episode one. So to continue, I like looking for tactics in the opening.Here's one of my favorites:
Another favorite:
New Opening Tactic Rules:
Two pawns... |Read More

News

Julio Granda Zuniga, who performed surprisingly well at the World Cup in August, continued his good form and won the first Entrefaros tournament at the Coast of Death in Galicia, Spain. The Peruvian grandmaster finished on 5.5/8 and a 2801 perform... | Read More

Fier Tactics - Kritz Blitzed at Death Match 13!
A combination of large time advantages and numerous blunders by his opponent propelled Grandmaster Alexandr Fier to a 21.5-11.5 trounce of Grandmaster Leonid Kritz in Chess.com's Death Match 1... | Read More

Sergei Movsesian (pictured) has left it relatively late in life to break through at the very top levels of chess, but the 30 year-old moved into a share of first place in Round 7 at Wijk Aan Zee by beating Vassily Ivanchuk (who at 39, has been amo... | Read More

Video Lessons

You’ve seen GM Simon Williams’ crazy gambits against the Sicilian, the Caro-Kann, and the King’s Pawn defenses, but what is there to do against the French, perhaps Black’s most solid response to e4?
Don’t worry — there’s a spicy gambit available against the French, too, and it will infuriate any opponent who wants to stick to the main lines.
Learn how to achieve an almost-unbreakable attacking setup early in the game with this powerful idea. | Watch video

Are you tired of boring chess? Had your fill of “positional rubbish”?
GM Simon Williams would like to introduce you to what he calls the Delayed Wing Gambit against Black’s Sicilian Defense.
Has GM Williams finally gone mad by recommending you play 2. a3? Find out in this wild video -- there's another surprise coming on a3, too!
| Watch video

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with the positions arising from the Wing Gambit against the Sicilian... except of course the fact that you are down a pawn as white with zero compensation", GM Dzindzichashvili. Dr Roman suggests that you visit a therapist if you still want to play this opening after watching his video lecture, and its hard to disagree... | Watch video

Chessopedia

First known chess opening, according to the Gottingen manuscript (1490). The opening is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5, and was given its name by Lolli. The opening name is derived from Italian, meaning quiet game, in contrast to gambit openings....
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The Scandinavian Defense (also known as the Center Counter) is the chess opening characterized by the first moves 1.e4 d5. Although played by quite a few grandmasters over the years, the Scandinavian is rarely played at the highest levels of ...
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Kenny Solomon 8 October 1979 is a South African chess International Master. He took up chess at the age of 13, inspired by his elder brother’s qualification for the Chess Olympiad in Manila in 1992. Borrowing a chess book from him to study,...
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The Latvian gambit would begin 1.e4-e5 2.Nf3-f5 creating a kind of reverse King's Gambit as Black. It is generally a less used gambit for its potential difficulties with king's side attacks from White, as well as its conflicts with some theoretic...
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